We are a leading international technology and solutions provider to the Digital Marketing industry. Using a combination of technology and service to help businesses move towards data driven decision making, we empower marketers to transcend the conventional and achieve the full potential of digital marketing. We deliver data-driven personalized ad experiences that engage consumers – across screens, platforms and traditional publishers – and influence them to purchase. Our commitment to transparency provides consumer journey insights that allow us to continually optimise for performance.

We are one of the world’s leading internet service companies, providing a variety of consumer and business-focused services including e-commerce, e-reading, travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, portal and media, online marketing and professional sports. We are expanding globally and currently have operations throughout Asia, Western Europe and the Americas. Founded in 1997, the company is headquartered in Tokyo, with over 10,000 employees and partner staff worldwide. We are also the proud sponsors of FC Barcelona and Golden State Warriors.

The VP, Sales Role Overview:

The VP, Sales will be responsible for leading the Display, Affiliate and Search sales teams to ‘sell-in’ our marketing solutions (Product and IMS) to target clients and put in place partnerships with enterprise level brands and agencies. Working closely with the EU MD, VP, Client Success, Function Leads, and Finance to agree Sales ‘Go to Market’ offering, which they will be responsible for executing to hit budgets, the VP, Sales will also work very closely with the EU Marketing team to ensure all marketing activity is aligned with sales goals, tracked and adjusted according to need, to reach the overall goal of bringing in new business, specifically new logos into the UK and the business globally.

Roles & responsibility:

// Strategy – Brand- Value Proposition – Insights – Reporting

+ Develop sales strategy in line with objectives and policies; integrate plans with market strategy and collaborate with all departmental leads
+ Work with VP, Client Success to ensure holistic vision and approach to client relationships to ensure optimal client experience and therefore up-sell and retention
+ Work with Value Proposition and Brand Marketing functions to feed in insights, and use their positioning and assets to support sales goals
+ Monitor competitor activities and developments; maintain awareness of market trends so the business can prepare and act accordingly – report regularly through LT insights and progress

+ Provide leadership to Sales teams, motivate individuals to high performance
+ Allocate responsibilities, manage workload, prepare and manage training and development
+ Act as key partner of and consultant to client success
+ Be an inspiration and role model

Our UK offices in Brighton and London are great to work in and we are proud of our friendly and welcoming culture. This role is based in London, in a new, state-of-the-art office in the heart of the City with excellent transport links - tubes: Mansion House (1 min) and Bank (6 mins); mainline stations: Blackfriars (11 mins) and London Bridge (17 mins).

Benefits:

+ Good base salary with commission structure
+ Pension, private health/dental, life insurance/critical illness cover, childcare vouchers and more
+ Exceptional training and development opportunities
+ Bright and open working environment, with lots of meeting rooms and event space
+ Open-plan office, fostering a culture of collaboration
+ Subsidized weekly gourmet lunches, drinks, and healthy snacks
+ Breakout area with table football, an xbox and other entertainment
+ High-tech, creative work areas, dedicated games room with games consoles and TV, well-stocked kitchen bar area, access to roof terrace for staff events

You may have worked in the following capacities:
VP of Sales, Sales Director, Head of Sales, Sales & Marketing Director

Interested? Just Apply Below...

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